House of Lords debates

Thursday, 3 February 2022

  • Enterprise Investment Schemes - Question

    17 speeches

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the opportunities for reforming the eligibility criteria for UK-based companies to access investments through the (1)...

  • Bird Control Licences - Question

    22 speeches

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the GL42 general licence to kill or take certain species of wild birds to prevent serious damage, updated on 1 January, what assessment they...

  • School Absences - Question

    20 speeches

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many children in (1) primary, and (2) secondary, schools in England were absent the weeks commencing (a) 10 January, (b) 17 January, and (c) 24 January.

  • Benefit Sanctions on Jobseekers - Question

    18 speeches

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of their policy to impose benefit sanctions after four weeks rather than three months if an unemployed jobseeker...

  • Nationality and Borders Bill - Committee (3rd Day)

    Relevant documents: 7th and 9th Reports from the Joint Committee on Human Rights, 11th Report from the Constitution Committee and 18th and 19th Reports from the Delegated Powers Committee Clause...

    • Amendment 56

      71 speeches

      Baroness Lister of Burtersett: Moved by Baroness Lister of Burtersett 56: Clause 12, page 15, line 39, at end insert—“(4A) In section 16 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum...

    • Amendment 64

      31 speeches

      Lord Paddick: Moved by Lord Paddick 64: After Clause 12, insert the following new Clause—“Asylum seekers’ right to work The Secretary of State must make regulations providing...

      Amendment 66

      12 speeches

      Baroness Lister of Burtersett: Moved by Baroness Lister of Burtersett 66: After Clause 12, insert the following new Clause—“Prescribed period under section 94(3) of the Immigration...

  • Finance (No. 2) Bill - First Reading

    The Bill was brought from the Commons, endorsed as a money Bill, and read a first time.

  • Vaccination: Condition of Deployment - Statement

    28 speeches

    The following Statement was made in the House of Commons on Monday 31 January. “With permission, Mr Deputy Speaker, I would like to update the House on vaccination as a condition of...

  • Nationality and Borders Bill - Committee (3rd Day) (Continued)

    1 speech

    My Lords, during the hybrid House my children thought that all I ever said in this place was “Please could the noble Lord unmute?” Now they think that all I ever say is, “Please...

    • Amendment 67

      7 speeches

      Lord Paddick: Moved by Lord Paddick 67: Clause 13, page 17, line 1, leave out subsection (7)Member’s explanatory statementClause 13(1) requires an asylum claim to be made at a designated...

    • Amendment 68

      44 speeches

      Lord Etherton: Moved by Lord Etherton 68: Clause 14, page 17, line 41, at end insert—“(c) fails to protect its nationals, including in particular those who have a protected...

      Amendment 77

      38 speeches

      Lord Coaker: Moved by Lord Coaker 77: Clause 17, page 21, line 15, at end insert—“(1A) The Secretary of State may not serve an evidence notice on a person who—(a) has made a...

      Amendment 93

      11 speeches

      Baroness Ludford: Moved by Baroness Ludford 93: Clause 24, page 28, line 40, after “notice” insert “or a slavery or trafficking information notice”Member’s...

      Amendment 97

      12 speeches

      Baroness Ludford: Moved by Baroness Ludford 97: Clause 26, page 31, line 38, leave out from “State” to end of line 39 and insert “is satisfied that—(a) any relevant...

What is this?

Debates in the House of Lords are an opportunity for Peers from all parties (and crossbench peers, and Bishops) to scrutinise government legislation and raise important local, national or topical issues.

And sometimes to shout at each other.

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